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MANUFACTURE
OF
LOW
PROOF
SPIRIT.
POULTNEY
BRANDY.
Clean
spirit
of
fifty-five
per
cent,
of
alcohol,
one
hundred
gallons
;
honey,
nine
gallons,
dissolved
in
three
of
water
;
infusion
of
bitter
almonds,
two
gal-
lons
;
two
grains
of
ambergris
dissolved
in
alcohol
;
sulphuric
acid,
half
an
ounce
;
catechu,
nine
ounces
;
rum,
five
gallons
;
acetic
ether,
six
ounces
;
raisin
spirit,
four
gallons.
Color
same
as
the
last.
SEIGNETTE
BRANDY.
/
Clean
spirit
of
fifty
per
cent.,
one
hundred
gallons
;
add
sugar,
forty
pounds,
dissolved
in
three
gallons
of
water
;
three
gallons
of
honey,
dissolved
in
two
of
water
;
six
ounces
of
catechu,
one-half
ounce
of
sulphuric
acid,
two
gallons
of
the
spirit
of
prunes
(see
directions
for
making
this
spirit),
nine
ounces
oi
acetic
ether
;
of
the
infusion
of
sweet
almonds,
two
gallons
;
this
is
made
in
the
same
manner
;
infusion
of
bitter
almonds.
Color
with
cochineal
and
burnt
sugar.
The
rum,
acetic
ether,
raisin
spirit,
and
prune
spirit,
that
are
prescribed
in
the
preceding
formulas,
are
added
for
the
vinous
flavor
that
they
yield,
being
a
good
imitation of
the
heavy
oil
of wine,
for
which
pure
brandy
is
indebted
for
its
flavor
or
aroma.
The